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Map of countries from which the US imports more than 50% of certain mineral commodities

January 30, 2018

The US relies on these countries for 50% or more of certain minerals

This map shows the countries that supply mineral commodities for which the United States was more than 50 percent import reliant in 2017.

Attribution: Energy and Minerals, National Minerals Information Center

October 26, 2017

2017 Oct. Public Lecture — Global Trends in Mineral Commodity Supplies

The U.S. is increasingly reliant on supply of mineral raw materials from other countries.
Advanced technologies are increasingly making use of nearly the entire periodic table of the elements.
Dynamic studies of critical and strategic mineral supply and demand can identify emerging potential supply risks.
The USGS - National Minerals

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Attribution: Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

January 27, 2017

NMIC - 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries Release

The National Minerals Information Center, the primary agency for collecting and analyzing nonfuel minerals information, releases the 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries, a collection of reports on over 85 commodities essential to the U.S. economy and national security.

Attribution: Energy and Minerals, Mineral Resources Program, Northeast, National Minerals Information Center

June 18, 2019

Metal Industry Indicators History File, June 2019

XLS format historical data series companion to Metal Industry Indicators containing decades of data; last update in June 2019